Climate Variability, Drought, and the Belief that High Gods Are Associated with Weather in Nonindustrial Societies
Weather, Climate, and Society • Vol/Iss. 13(2) • American Meteorological Society • Boston • Published In • Pages: 259-272 •
By Ember, Carol R., Skoggard, Ian, Felzer, Benjamin, Pitek, Emily, Jiang, Mingkai
Hypothesis
There will be a positive correlation between dry climates and beliefs that high gods are associated with the weather.
Note
As measured by dry factor. There was also a significant and negative correlation between wet climates and beliefs that high gods were associated with the weather (r: -0.65 to -0.32; p<0.001 to p<0.1). n range: 23-45.
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearson's r | Supported | p<0.05 | r: 0.47-0.65 | Two-tailed |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Dry Factor | Independent | Climate |
| High Gods Associated with Weather | Dependent | Ethnometeorology, Spirits And Gods |
| High God Harms Food Supply with Weather | Dependent | Disasters, Ethnometeorology, Spirits And Gods |
| High God Helps Food Supply with Weather | Dependent | Disasters, Ethnometeorology, Spirits And Gods |
| High God Punitive with Weather | Dependent | Disasters, Ethnometeorology, Spirits And Gods |